New York, New York!
Sunday, January 07, 2007
So it was the second time I have been to the Big Apple and I can't explain to you how great it was. This time we drank a bit less and therefore managed to see a bit more of the massive city and I am so impressed. We caught the Chinatown bus again from Boston ($15!!) and arrived in NYC on the 30th. We stayed with some secondees in NY which was a bonus - they have great apartments in Battery Park about 2 blocks from Ground Zero.
We did some sight seeing on the first day and had to hit 5th Avenue for the girls to shop. We also went into Times square which was getting pimped for New years and it was packed and amazing - there are so many lights that it is like daytime.
For New years evening we booked to go to a club called Cain with al, the other SA secondees in NY. Aparently it was the place to be as mentioned on MTV - and it should have been for $200 a ticket. It was open bar and there were a few snacks here and there. The place was a bit dodgy compared to what I expected, but we still had a huge party and I got pretty trashed.
The first of January 2007 was raining and miserable. We went to Pier 17 and Wall Street and just chilled.
On the 2nd we went for a tour of the city, which was excellent and then after went to Central Park and the Museum of Natural History.
We also went on the Staten Island Ferry and passed the Statue of Liberty on the tour.
The whole trip was great, but the ending of it means back to work. We arrived back in Boston and the ladies left for SA on Saturday.
Check out the gallery for all the other pics (about 100 of them).
Rob and I are flying to San Juan in Puerto Rico to work for the next 3-4 months (check it out at www.gotopuertorico.com). Sounds brilliant as it is an Island near Cuba and Jamaica but the only downfall is that we have to book at least 60 chargeable hours a week, which is some heavy work. So I will keep things updated as much as possible.
Adios for now, bambinos!
We did some sight seeing on the first day and had to hit 5th Avenue for the girls to shop. We also went into Times square which was getting pimped for New years and it was packed and amazing - there are so many lights that it is like daytime.
For New years evening we booked to go to a club called Cain with al, the other SA secondees in NY. Aparently it was the place to be as mentioned on MTV - and it should have been for $200 a ticket. It was open bar and there were a few snacks here and there. The place was a bit dodgy compared to what I expected, but we still had a huge party and I got pretty trashed.
The first of January 2007 was raining and miserable. We went to Pier 17 and Wall Street and just chilled.
On the 2nd we went for a tour of the city, which was excellent and then after went to Central Park and the Museum of Natural History.
We also went on the Staten Island Ferry and passed the Statue of Liberty on the tour.
The whole trip was great, but the ending of it means back to work. We arrived back in Boston and the ladies left for SA on Saturday.
Check out the gallery for all the other pics (about 100 of them).
Rob and I are flying to San Juan in Puerto Rico to work for the next 3-4 months (check it out at www.gotopuertorico.com). Sounds brilliant as it is an Island near Cuba and Jamaica but the only downfall is that we have to book at least 60 chargeable hours a week, which is some heavy work. So I will keep things updated as much as possible.
Adios for now, bambinos!
